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服气

fúqì

to be convinced; to accept defeat

A player respectfully shakes the winner's hand over a board
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Characters in this word

服 fú

Strokes
8
Radical
月 — moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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气 qì

Strokes
4
Radical
气 — air, gas
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 气

Example phrases

  • 评审把每一项扣分依据都列得清清楚楚,原本不服气的选手也无话可说。 Píngshěn bǎ měi yí xiàng kòufēn yījù dōu liè de qīngqīngchǔchǔ, yuánběn bù fúqì de xuǎnshǒu yě wú huà kě shuō. The judges listed the grounds for every deduction clearly, leaving even the originally unconvinced contestants with nothing to say.
  • 他输了比赛,但对对手的水平很服气。 Tā shū le bǐsài, dàn duì duìshǒu de shuǐpíng hěn fúqì. He lost the match, but fully accepts his opponent's skill.
  • 你说得有道理,我服气了。 Nǐ shuō de yǒu dàolǐ, wǒ fúqì le. You make sense; I am convinced.

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